The Progress of Man from Advanced Commentary to Sophomoric Opinion

September 28, 2007

Zen master Joshu Sasaki Roshi, one of the original generation of masters to bring Japanese Zen to America, turned 100 years old in April - and apparently shows no signs of stopping. He still conducts (and personally teaches) 10 or 20 week-long retreats every year.

When the reporter from Tricycle asked him something, he said, "I am a hundred years old. My ears can no longer hear stupid questions."